https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:32:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538312 Sun, 01 May 2016 19:40:13 +0000 Mae 2538312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My BFP was unplanned so I didn't change anything before it happened. I did not give up soda or coffee (in fact a lot of days a coke was the only thing that settled my stomach!). I did give up alcohol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538303 Sun, 01 May 2016 19:16:56 +0000 Ajsmommy 2538303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: yes, I'd love to see that diet hand out please! Can you wall me? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538301 Sun, 01 May 2016 19:13:57 +0000 winniebee 2538301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: I didn't technically have DOR, but I did have low AMH and repeat losses. I didn't change anything and still got pregnant and stayed pregnant finally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538299 Sun, 01 May 2016 19:12:49 +0000 winniebee 2538299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Consumed anything and everything until bfp. After that only gave up alcohol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538288 Sun, 01 May 2016 18:51:04 +0000 SweetCaroline 2538288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up alcohol during each TWW until I got a BFN. Once I got a BFP, I gave up caffeine for the first trimester. After the first trimester I had coffee 1x day or less and Diet Coke only when I had a migraine.</p> <p>I also gave up cold lunchmeat FWIW (first time mom...). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538278 Sun, 01 May 2016 18:33:21 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2538278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I got super drunk the day before I found out I was pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538203 Sun, 01 May 2016 14:56:43 +0000 Shantuck 2538203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: I'm definitely not an expert. I was suffering from infertility and repeat miscarriage for nearly a year so I agreed to try this diet that cut out refined flour, sugar and artificial sweeteners. I was told to take an 80/20 approach so I was definitely allowed some splurges. My vices were pizza and ice cream (each of which I'd have once per week) so I picked and chose my cheats. Plenty of people don't have to make major diet changes but it did seem to help me. My RE said I had a 1% chance getting pregnant naturally and I got pregnant twice in 4 months on this diet (first was a miscarriage, second is my current pregnancy). Good luck. Happy to share the diet handout my acupuncturist gave me if you're interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2538193 Sun, 01 May 2016 14:45:22 +0000 Ajsmommy 2538193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: do you think one soda a day with DOR would keep you from getting a bfp? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2537558 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 04:12:36 +0000 delight 2537558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up nothing until my BFP. Alcohol is the only thing I give up after. I still will drink coffee but do cut back to half decaf. I still have a coke once in awhile in the afternoon if I am really dragging! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2537556 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 03:17:29 +0000 WinterBee 2537556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: I drank all the things until BFP. Now I still have one coffee a day instead of two and sometimes have a diet ginger ale. I usually just drank water before so that was a pretty easy transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2537539 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 23:20:20 +0000 QBbride 2537539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I gave up during my pregnancy was alcohol. I cheated and had a glass of champagne at 37.5 weeks. I definitely didn't get up coffee or pop!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2537433 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:51:02 +0000 ocean81 2537433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wine until I see a second line :silly: Then I won't drink until the baby is out.<br /> I give up coffee once I see the BFP and then stop drinking it until I'm well into the 2nd or 3rd tri. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you/page/2#post-2537260 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:47:21 +0000 stiletto_mom 2537260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank and still drink my morning black tea with milk.</p> <p>I don't usually drink alcohol except the occasional wine at a dinner party before pregnancy. Now, I don't drink it at all, but I wouldn't judge anyone who wanted to nurse a glass over a few hours while pregnant.</p> <p>I don't drink pops or sugary drinks of any kind, even before pregnancy. So it's a non-issue.</p> <p>I'm always about everything in moderation.</p> <p>I've had raw fish sushi, and it's not a big deal to me.</p> <p>The only thing I "gave up" to get pregnant, was exercise. I use to do HIIT daily, and it was what prevented me from conceiving actually. So now I do nothing by walk. I may take up prenatal yoga in my second trimester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536906 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:55:58 +0000 auggiefrog 2536906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up alcohol after my BFP (except for one glass of wine very late in my pregnancy), but drank up until then, including a drink or two when I was about 4 weeks and I *knew*<br /> I was probably pregnant but hadn't tested yet. I cut down on soda and caffeine after my BFP, but still consumed it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536873 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:15:23 +0000 PawPrints 2536873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a lot of people would continue to drink caffeine but would give up alcohol after BFP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536860 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:04:26 +0000 oskarsmommy 2536860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first pregnancy I was so blissfully clueless.. I knew nothing of what I know today. Through my pregnancy I gave up all alcohol, but I drank coffee the whole time, I drank diet coke (in moderation, but I saw it as my treat) and during the two week wait - oof! I drank wine most nights with dinner, and had at least two party nights where I drank at least 3 drinks, and smoked pot.. NOW?! Now I have given up coffee even when we are in the BD'ing mode. I BARELY drink alcohol, I have my husband on limited alcohol, and I wouldn't touch a diet soda with a 10 foot pole.. Truthfully, I am not sure if all this is helping or possibly hurting my TTC this time around.. I am torn.. I feel like maybe I need to take a load off, and relax a bit.. But I can't "un-know" all the information I have read. And once you have a MC, it's scary to consider maybe your life choices played into it.. It does feel nice though, living such a clean lifestyle.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536847 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:56:59 +0000 KT326 2536847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my first pregnancy I gave up coffee during the TWW and through the first/most of the second trimesters. Then I was getting horrible headaches and caffeine helped. I also gave up alcohol until my third trimester, I had a small glass of champagne on New Years and a small glass of wine the week before I delivered.</p> <p>This pregnancy (I'm 5.5 weeks now) I didn't give up anything during the TWW and I'm still drinking one cup of coffee per day. Sometimes two. I'm so exhausted it's the only way I can get through my day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536825 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:38:16 +0000 Silva 2536825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gave up alcohol beginning during the week of ovulation, continue to abstain throughout pregnancy. Didn't drink coffee regularly during the first tri- maybe once a week, began drinking it daily in the second tri- I have about two cups a day. I don't drink any other caffeine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536820 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:35:43 +0000 yin 2536820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a soda drinker and went for the decaf option for coffee throughout my pregnancy. I don't drink caffeine on a regular basis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536816 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:33:50 +0000 Mama Bird 2536816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up alcohol when I knew I'm pregnant, but drank tea and coffee and decaf soda to the last. I drink weak coffee anyway, it was nowhere near the recommended limit. It was fine till week 38 - then the coffee started giving me heart palpitations and I figured it's time to stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536754 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:45:28 +0000 travelgirl1 2536754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank everything until BFP then gave up alcohol. I gave up caffeine because I had massive aversions to it but once they went I let myself have a small ice coffee a day and a few cups of tea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536726 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:02:19 +0000 Alba4 2536726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't drink soda anyway, but I cut back on caffeine while TTC. I think I drank a cup of half-caf coffee per day during my TWW and during my first trimester. Now I don't have any caffeinated coffee, and rarely have a decaf coffee. I don't drink alcohol while pregnant. For me it's just not worth it, especially since it's only 10 months of my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536725 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:58:39 +0000 avivoca 2536725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank soda/tea all the way through my last pregnancy (we tried for that one) and am still drinking it through this one (surprise baby). I don't drink alcohol at all, maybe one drink every year or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536724 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:57:02 +0000 Shantuck 2536724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I drank alcohol and tea in moderation while TTC (no soda because my acupuncturist had me on a low glycemic index diet due to my DOR). With my acupuncturist's diet plan, I was allowed a couple glasses of red wine on the weekends (no beer or mixed drinks that had a high sugar content), which I stopped when I got my positive. My tea consumption was steady throughout TTC and pregnancy. I have two cups of black tea a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536713 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:45:51 +0000 catomd00 2536713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not going to lie, I got a faint bfp the morning of my friends wedding and still drank. I was still days away from missing my period. So yeah definitely don't give up coffee or soda during pregnancy. I also am comfortable with a little wine here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536711 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:42:29 +0000 lilyofthewest 2536711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never been much of a drinker, so I didn't have anything to give up there. I kept drinking as usual while TTC and pregnant: One to two drinks at weddings, special occasions and on NYE.</p> <p>When I started TTC I began cutting back my caffeine intake to a level I was comfortable continuing while pregnant. I didn't want my first few days of knowing I was pregnant to be defined by horrific caffeine withdrawal. I cut back a smidge more once I actually was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536710 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:42:27 +0000 peachykeen 2536710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted that I imbibed til BFP, but I did allow myself a small diet soda or a small chai latte (or half-caff latte) while pregnant. I wasn't interested in coffee until well into the second trimester, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536706 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:37:01 +0000 Foodnerd81 2536706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first we were trying and I cut way back on caffeine prior to bfp because I didn't want to have withdrawal if I couldn't stomach coffee in the first trimester- which was the case, the thought of it made me nauseous. I would have coke or iced tea occasionally though. Drank moderate amounts of alcohol until my bfp. </p> <p>My second we were not trying or expecting this so I drank caffeine and alcohol up to my bfp. Continued drinking the max allowed amount of caffeine because I had a toddler who did not care if I was tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536696 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:31:29 +0000 MoonMoon 2536696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't drink alcohol during my first trimester, but otherwise everything else in moderation. Also in general I don't drink coffee, I prefer tea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-got-pregnant-had-you#post-2536678 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:24:00 +0000 catlady 2536678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time we were TTC, I gave up alcohol during the 2WW, but since then, I have not (however, I rarely drink alcohol anyway so I think there was only one pregnancy where I actually drank anything during the 2WW anyway).</p> <p>I always give up alcohol while pregnant, and I never give up coffee or soda, however I try to limit myself to 1-2 per day. </p>